39th Annual Grammy Awards
The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Babyface and the Beatles were the night's biggest winners, with 3 awards each. Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, Sheryl Crow, and The Fugees won two awards. Celine Dion for "Best Pop Album" and "Album of the Year" and Toni Braxton for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". The show was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres who also performed the opening with Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Rait, and Chaka Khan.
Performers
- Chaka Khan, Bonnie Raitt, Sheila E., Shawn Colvin & Ellen DeGeneres - Opening
- Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
- Natalie Cole with Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock – A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald: (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
- Bruce Springsteen – The Ghost of Tom Joad
- Celine Dion with David Foster – All By Myself
- Beck – Where It's At
- No Doubt – Spiderwebs
- Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason
- The Fugees – No Woman, No Cry
- Vince Gill with Alison Krauss and Union Station - High Lonesome Sound
- Patty Loveless - A Thousand Times a Day
- Vince Gill, Patty Loveless with Alison Krauss and Union Station - Working on a Building
- Brandy - Sittin' Up in My Room
- Mary J. Blige - Not Gon' Cry
- Whitney Houston - Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
- Whitney Houston with CeCe Winans, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan & Aretha Franklin – Count On Me
- Eric Clapton & Babyface – Change The World
- Riverdance: Music from the Show
- Gil Shaham with Charles Dutoit - Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 In D Major, Op. 19 - 2. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
Presenters
- Maxwell & Toni Braxton – Best Rap Album
- LeAnn Rimes & Clint Black – Best Country Album
- Kevin Bacon, Fiona Apple & Dwight Yoakam – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Kevin Spacey & Jewel – Best Hard Rock Performance
- Deana Carter, Shawn Colvin & Trisha Yearwood – Best Contemporary Folk Album
- Enrique Iglesias, Tyra Banks & LL Cool J – Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Seal & Bonnie Raitt – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Quincy Jones & Liza Minnelli – Best Musical Show Album
- Jessye Norman - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance
- Jakob Dylan, Sheryl Crow & Steve Winwood – Best New Artist
- Tony Rich Project & Gloria Estefan – Song of the Year
- Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin & Stevie Wonder – Record of the Year
- Sting & Diana Ross – Album of the Year
Award winners
General
;Record of the Year"Change the World" – Eric Clapton- * Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, producer
- "Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman
- * Tracy Chapman & Don Gehman, producers
- "Because You Loved Me" – Celine Dion
- * David Foster, producer
- "Ironic" – Alanis Morissette
- * Glen Ballard, producer
- "1979" – The Smashing Pumpkins
- * Billy Corgan, Flood and Alan Moulder, producers
- * Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman and Ric Wake, producersOdelay – Beck
- * Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers, producersThe Score – Fugees
- * Diamond D, Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis, John Forté, Lauryn Hill, Shawn King, Prakazrel "Pras", Salaam Remi, Handel Tucker and Wyclef, producersMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins
- * Billy Corgan, Flood and Alan Moulder, producersWaiting to Exhale Soundtrack – various artists
- * Babyface, producer
- * Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims, songwriters
- "Because You Loved Me"
- * Diane Warren, songwriter
- "Blue"
- * Bill Mack, songwriter
- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
- * Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, songwriter
- "Give Me One Reason"
- * Tracy Chapman, songwriter
Pop
;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"Un-Break My Heart" – Toni Braxton- "Get Out of This House" – Shawn Colvin
- "Because You Loved Me" – Celine Dion
- "Reach" – Gloria Estefan
- "Who Will Save Your Soul" - Jewel
- "Let's Make a Night to Remember" – Bryan Adams
- "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" – John Mellencamp
- "Nobody Knows" – The Tony Rich Project
- "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" – Sting
- "As Long as It Matters" – Gin Blossoms
- "When You Love a Woman" – Journey
- "Fire on the Mountain" – The Neville Brothers
- "Peaches" – The Presidents of the United States of America
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" – Take 6
- "God Give Me Strength" – Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
- "Missing You" – Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan
- "Count on Me" – Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans
- "My Way" – Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti
- "The Wind Cries Mary" – Sting, John McLaughlin, Dominic Miller and Vinnie Colaiuta
- "Theme from Mission: Impossible" – Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
- "Mission: Impossible" – Lalo Schifrin with London Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" – The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Kiss Lonely Goodbye (Harmonica with Orchestra)" – Stevie Wonder
- * Babyface, producerNew Beginning – Tracy Chapman
- * Tracy Chapman and Don Gehman, producersA Few Small Repairs – Shawn Colvin
- * John Leventhal, producerMercury Falling – Sting
- * Hugh Padgham and Sting, producers
Traditional Pop
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal PerformanceHere's to the Ladies – Tony BennettDedicated to Nelson – Rosemary ClooneyStardust – Natalie ColeGently – Liza MinnelliI'll Be Your Baby Tonight – Bernadette PetersRock
;Best Female Rock Vocal Performance"If It Makes You Happy" – Sheryl Crow- "Mother Mother" – Tracy Bonham
- "Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman
- "Spider Web" – Joan Osborne
- "Burning Down the House" – Bonnie Raitt
- "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" – Bryan Adams
- "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" – Eric Clapton
- "Cry Love" – John Hiatt
- "Dead Man Walkin'" – Bruce Springsteen
- "Stupid Girl" – Garbage
- "Wonderwall" – Oasis
- "1979" – The Smashing Pumpkins
- "6th Avenue Heartache" – The Wallflowers
- "Again" – Alice in Chains
- "Bulls on Parade" – Rage Against the Machine
- "Pretty Noose" – Soundgarden
- "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" – Stone Temple Pilots
- "Shoots and Ladders" – Korn
- "Suicide Note Pt. I" – Pantera
- "I'm Your Boogie Man" – White Zombie
- "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" – Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
- "Green Onions" – Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- "Pavilion" – Eric Johnson
- " My World" – Joe Satriani
- "Respect the Wind" – Edward and Alex Van Halen
- * Tracy Chapman, songwriter
- "Cry Love"
- * John Hiatt, songwriter
- "6th Avenue Heartache"
- * Jakob Dylan, songwriter
- "Stupid Girl"
- * Garbage, songwriters
- "Too Much"
- * Dave Matthews Band, songwriters
- "Wonderwall"
- * Noel Gallagher, songwriter
- * Sheryl Crow, producerCrash – Dave Matthews Band
- * Steve Lillywhite, producerTragic Kingdom – No Doubt
- * Matthew Wilder, producerRoad Tested – Bonnie Raitt
- * Bonnie Raitt and Don Was, producersBroken Arrow – Neil Young with Crazy Horse
- * Neil Young, producer
Alternative
;Best Alternative Music PerformanceOdelay – BeckBoys for Pele – Tori AmosThe Burdens of Being Upright – Tracy BonhamNew Adventures in Hi-Fi – R.E.M.Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing PumpkinsR&B
;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance"You're Makin' Me High" – Toni Braxton- "Not Gon' Cry" – Mary J. Blige
- "Sittin' Up in My Room" – Brandy
- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" – Whitney Houston
- "You Put a Move on My Heart" – Tamia
- "Lady" – D'Angelo
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" – Al Green
- "New World Order" – Curtis Mayfield
- "Like a Woman" – The Tony Rich Project
- "Slow Jams" – Babyface and Tamia with Portrait and Barry White
- "Stomp" – Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal and Luniz
- "Don't Let Go (Love)" – En Vogue
- "Never Miss the Water" – Chaka Khan featuring Meshell Ndegeocello
- * Babyface, songwriter
- "Sittin' Up in My Room"
- * Babyface, songwriter
- "You Put a Move on My Heart"
- * Rod Temperton, songwriter
- "Your Secret Love"
- * Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
- "You're Makin' Me High"
- * Babyface, Toni Braxton and Bryce Wilson, songwriters
- * Tony Rich, producerMoving On – Oleta Adams
- * Michael J. Powell, producerMaxwell's Urban Hang Suite – Maxwell
- * Musze, producerNew World Order – Curtis MayfieldPeace Beyond Passion – Meshell Ndegeocello
- * David Gamson, producer
Blues
;Best Traditional Blues Album- James Cotton for Deep in the Blues
- Keb' Mo' for ''Just Like You''
Children's
;Grammy Award for [Best Musical Album for Children|Best Musical Album for Children]- George Massenburg & Linda Ronstadt for Dedicated to the One [I Love (album)|Dedicated to the One I Love]
- Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller & David Holt for ''Stellaluna''
Comedy
- From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- *Michael Tilson Thomas & the San Francisco Symphony for Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- *James Levine, Bryn Terfel & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Opera Arias - Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin
- Best Opera Recording
- *Brian Couzens, Richard Hickox, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Janice Watson, the London Symphony Chorus & the City of London Sinfonia for Britten: Peter Grimes
- Best Choral Performance
- *Andrew Litton, Neville Creed, David Hill & the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
- *Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yefim Bronfman & the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
- *Earl Wild for The Romantic Master - Works of Saint-Saëns, Handel
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
- *Pierre Boulez & the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for Boulez:...Explosante-Fixe...
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- *The Cleveland Quartet for Corigliano: String Quartet
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- *John Corigliano & the Cleveland Quartet for Corigliano: String Quartet
- Best Classical Album
- *Joanna Nickrenz, Leonard Slatkin, Michelle De Young, various artists, the Washington Choral Arts Society Male Chorus, the Washington Oratorio Society Male Chorus & the National Symphony Orchestra for ''Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance''
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- *Herbie Hancock & Jean Hancock for "Manhattan " performed by Herbie Hancock
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- *Diane Warren for "Because You Loved Me" performed by Céline Dion
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
- *David Arnold for Independence Day
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- *Michael Kamen for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)
- *Alan Broadbent & David Foster for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Country
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- *LeAnn Rimes for "Blue"
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- *Vince Gill for "Worlds Apart"
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- *Brooks & Dunn for "My Maria"
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
- * Vince Gill & Alison Krauss & Union Station for "High Lonesome Sound"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- *Chet Atkins for "Jam Man"
- Best Country Song
- *Bill Mack for "Blue" performed by LeAnn Rimes
- Best Country Album
- *Billy Williams & Lyle Lovett for The Road to Ensenada
- Best Bluegrass Album
- *Todd Phillips for True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe performed by various artists
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Album
- *Pete Seeger for Pete
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
- *Bruce Springsteen for ''The Ghost of Tom Joad''
Gospel
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- *Neal Joseph & Norman Miller for Tribute - The Songs of Andraé Crouch performed by various artists
- Best Rock Gospel Album
- *dc Talk for Jesus Freak
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- *Cissy Houston for Face to Face
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- *Kirk Franklin for Whatcha Lookin' 4
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- *Andy Griffith for I Love to Tell the Story - 25 Timeless Hymns
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- *Shirley Caesar for Just a Word performed by Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- *Bob Belden, Phil Schaap, Mark Wilder for Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- *Michael Brecker for "Cabin Fever"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- *Michael Brecker for Tales From the Hudson
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- *Grover Mitchell for Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- *Cassandra Wilson for New Moon Daughter
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
- *Wayne Shorter for High Life
- Best Latin Jazz Performance
- *Paquito D'Rivera for ''Portraits of Cuba''
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Performance
- *Enrique Iglesias for Enrique Iglesias
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- *Rubén Blades for La Rosa de los Vientos
- Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
- *La Mafia for ''Un Millón de Rosas''
Musical Show
- Best Musical Show Album
- *Bill Whelan & various artists for ''Riverdance''
Music video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- *Vincent Joliet, Joe Pytka & The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- *Chips Chipperfield, Neil Aspinall, Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor & The Beatles for ''The Beatles Anthology''
New Age
Polka
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- *Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Francis Buckley & Tommy Vicari for Q's Jook Joint performed by Quincy Jones
- Best Engineered Album, Classical
- *Lawrence Rock, William Hoekstra, Leonard Slatkin & the Saint Louis Symphony for Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony
- Producer of the Year
- *Babyface
- Classical Producer of the Year
- *Joanna Nickrenz
Rap
;Best Rap Solo Performance"Hey Lover" – LL Cool J- "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" – Coolio
- "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" – Nas
- "Rock With You" – Heavy D
- "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" – Busta Rhymes
- "California Love" – 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
- "How Do U Want It" – 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo
- "1nce Again" – A Tribe Called Quest
- "Champagne" – Salt-N-Pepa
Reggae
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- *Hillary Rodham Clinton for It Takes a Village
- Best Spoken Comedy Album
- *Al Franken for ''Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot''